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#### 119 Hearings to be in camera 119 Hearings to be in camera (cf AC Act s 64) > > (1) Any proceedings heard by the Court under this Act or the regulations must be heard in closed court. > > > (2) Despite subsection (1), the Court may, if it considers it to be appropriate, permit persons who are not parties to the proceedings or their Australian legal practitioners or representatives to be present during the hearing of the proceedings. > > **s 119:** Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.2 \[1\].

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